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Odell

Ghost town · Barnes County, North Dakota

Rogers quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Rogers quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Odell is a ghost town in Barnes County, North Dakota. It is one of 4 former communities in Barnes County on the federal names register. No county in North Dakota has more among the 24 North Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Odell as a historical populated place on the Rogers topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 47.0647° N, 98.1976° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRogers
Elevation1,429 ft
Nearest living townRogers, ND
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1034327
Coordinates47.06471, -98.19759

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What's there now

Odell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rogers, ND (population 35), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,429 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Odell?

Odell is in Barnes County, North Dakota, at 47.0647, -98.1976.

How many ghost towns are in Barnes County?

Barnes County, North Dakota has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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